The Haunting of Bly Manor trivia | 29 facts about the new Netflix series

The Haunting of Bly Manor is a supernatural horror drama series. It was created by Mike Flanagan for Netflix.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new miniseries.

1. The Haunting of Bly Manor is an American supernatural horror drama web television series
2. It was created by Mike Flanagan for Netflix
3. It is loosely based on the 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
4. It is the follow-up series to The Haunting of Hill House
5. It is the second entry in The Haunting anthology series
6. While the creative team and many of the cast of Hill House returned for Bly Manor
7. The narratives of the two series are not connected
8. The Haunting of Bly Manor premiered on Netflix on October 9, 2020
9. The story tells of a young governess hired by a man to look after his niece and nephew at the family country house after they fall into his care
10. Arriving at the Bly estate, she begins to see apparitions that proceed to haunt the premises
11. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, on the topic of The Haunting of Hill House, Flanagan said, “I don’t want to speculate too much about season two until Netflix, Paramount and Amblin let us know if they want one. What I will say, though, is that as far as I’ve ever been concerned with this, the story of the Crain family is told. It’s done”
12. On February 21, 2019, Netflix announced a follow-up series to Hill House
13. Titled The Haunting of Bly Manor, it is based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
14. Though it would serve as a follow-up series to The Haunting of Hill House
15. It is a standalone story
16. Indicating that there would be “no dramatic link between The Haunting of Bly Manor and its predecessor”
17. Victoria Pedretti and Oliver Jackson-Cohen return as new characters
18. Pedretti in the role of Dani, “a governess who takes care of two very unusual children”
19. Jackson-Cohen portrays Peter, “a charming fellow”
20. Henry Thomas and Kate Siegel also returned for Bly Manor
21. The Haunting of Bly Manor entered production on September 30, 2019
22. It wrapped on February 21, 2020
23. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 88% rating
24. 58 reviews are positive for The Haunting of Bly Manor
25. The average rating is 7.4/10
26. The critical consensus reads, “It may not be as scary as its predecessor, but with plenty of spooky tricks inside its haunted halls and a strong sense of heart, The Haunting of Bly Manor is another solid entry into Mike Flanagan’s growing horrorography”
27. At Metacritic, the series received a weighted average score of 62 out of 100
28. Based on 16 critics
29. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”